Read the full article here A charity promoting cardiac arrest prevention is hosting the first of many free heart screenings in Dumfries over the weekend for 200 young people in the town. People aged between 14 and 25 years old will be taking advantage of meeting with a consultant cardiologist at the Cairndale Hotel and […]
David Hill
Family of David Hill who died on rugby pitch are ‘blown away’ by demand for heart screenings
Read the full article here The family of a Dumfries man who died on a rugby pitch have been left “blown away” by the demand for potentially live-saving cardiac screenings. This month marks three years since former St Joseph’s College pupil David Hill died of an undiagnosed heart condition. After his sad passing, his family set up […]
CRY Update Magazine Issue 94
Update Magazine 94 is out now!
This edition features articles on Heart of London Bridges Walk, a review of the 12 a week campaign, research updates, fundraising event highlights, and much more!
The Red Bow Ball 2024 Raises £10,000 for Cardiac Risk in The Young – A Night to Remember
What an incredible evening we had at the inaugural Red Bow Ball at The Cairndale Hotel and Spa! The atmosphere was electric, with everyone seriously dressed to impress in red, supporting the fantastic cause of Cardiac Risk in the Young through The David Hill Memorial Fund. A poignant video was played at the start of […]
#CYCLE4DAVID allows Cardiac screenings to be offered to Dumfries and Galloway young people as a legacy of David Hill
Read the full article here Potential life-saving cardiac screenings for 200 of the region’s young people will take place this weekend as a legacy of David Hill, who died from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. The David Hill Memorial Fund has now raised more than £65,000 since being set up by his Dumfries family to […]
Charity cyclists raise more than £25,000 in memory of David Hill
Read the full article here Charity cyclists honouring a former St Joseph’s College pupil with an epic Cycle4David quest to generate awareness of Young Sudden Cardiac Death raised £25,350. The newly-announced final total for the challenge, pushes the cash raised so far for The David Hill Memorial Fund to more than £65,000 which has allowed […]
Family and friends of political aide complete Edinburgh to Dublin CYCLE4DAVID raising £25,350
EDINBURGH TO DUBLIN CHARITY CYCLE, 9TH-16TH MARCH 2024 To mark the second anniversary of David Hill’s tragic death, members of David’s family and friends cycled the match ball from Edinburgh to Dublin, for the second playing of the David Hill Memorial Quaich, which took place at Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin on 16th March 2024, between the […]
Rodger Hill’s cycle from Edinburgh to Dublin for the Memorial Quaich in memory of David Hill
Read the full article here Everything is relative, even in such frenzied, perspective-clouding surrounds as the final weekend of a Six Nations Championship with all still to play for. Whatever happens between Ireland and Scotland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening, there will be nothing to match the symbolism or the poignancy of events […]
In Memory of David Hill cyclists set out for Dublin
Read the full article here Scotland rugby supporters set out on a poignant fund-raising cycle at the weekend in memory of one of their own. David Hill, an aide at the Scottish Parliament, died two years ago from a hitherto undiagnosed heart condition. He was only 30. He had been playing for the Scottish Parliament […]
Cycle ride in memory of David Hill
Read the full article here A charity cycle ride next month will mark the second anniversary of a Dumfries man’s death while playing rugby in Ireland. And the pedalling fundraisers will raise awareness of sudden cardiac death by visiting 11 secondary schools across the region en route. Former St Joseph’s College pupil David Hill played […]